Possible AST nerf

[ToasterMan]

To all of these AST complaining. Suck it up. It's time to git gud.

I don't like saying that but I think it applies here.

[KDSilver]

Well what do you want us to tell you?
If Ast Noct get nerfed just switch class.

There are 3 healers and 15 classes in the game.
Sometimes, you deal with it like we all do.

[Exiled_Tonberry]

. How veteran developers failed to see that even though they basically did something similar (and regretted it) is beyond me. When it comes to healers it looks like they have a very, very hard time.

This. From the second I heard that AST was going to be a WHM/SCH hybrid, I was worried.
It's incredibly hard to balance a hybrid. They're either too strong, or too weak.
But even then, they managed to do it. 3.2 was perfect in terms of healer balance. So why did they keep going!? They just kept buffing it until it's now ridiculously strong and no healer can ever hope to match it. 20% Balance is simply to much of a game changer to not have.

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

AST is far too strong in healing, is untouchable in reliable shielding, has massive raid wide dps buffs...

How exactly can you look at that and say it's not OP?

[Sakei]

AST is far too strong in healing, is untouchable in reliable shielding, has massive raid wide dps buffs...

How exactly can you look at that and say it's not OP?

Because I've played the class, and it just isn't. They are an effective healing class. If the others that used to blow astro out of the water in every single area have since been nerfed into oblivion, there is your answer. If you watch a pro boxer take on another pro boxer, and they both do well, that is where you want to be. You don't need to nerf one of the boxers because a 90 year old man can't put up a decent fight against him. You don't ever nerf the thing that works right if you want your game to work.

[Kabzy]

AST is far too strong in healing, is untouchable in reliable shielding, has massive raid wide dps buffs...

How exactly can you look at that and say it's not OP?

Because I've played the class, and it just isn't.

So you're just bad? Lets not balance jobs around people who can't even play them properly. kthxbai

[Sakei]

So you're just bad? Lets not balance jobs around people who can't even play them properly. kthxbai

Not as bad as you apparently. If you don't understand the question, junior, go ask daddy to explain it. Til then, shut your mouth, noob.

[Exiled_Tonberry]

I like how people think the solution is to buff the other healer to broken levels.
Do you people even know what powercreeping is?

[Sakei]

I like how people think the solution is to buff the other healer to broken levels.
Do you people even know what powercreeping is?

Let me ask you, why are people asking for buffs to the other classes? If they are doing perfectly well, how does anyone know there is a problem. There's your answer. Mark my words, if AST is nerfed, all 3 will be boosted next.

[Kabzy]

Let me ask you, why are people asking for buffs to the other classes? If they are doing perfectly well, how does anyone know there is a problem. There's your answer. Mark my words, if AST is nerfed, all 3 will be boosted next.

Most of the buffs requested, if you actually read the posts, are to abilities that are either extremely underwhelming (Plenary Indulgence, Excogitation) or inefficient to use (Fey Union). Note again that AST doesn't seem to be having these issues either. C: